Inspirations: Czas Honoru…

I’m not sure when the transition happened exactly, but when I’m at home with my parents and family, a ritual developed of closing the night out with movies or a program. Sometimes we do an American movie and if so, it’s always a classic, but mostly we do foreign films, and this has become a great way for me to get some additional exposure to Polish or other language.

My dad is a huge war history buff, and since having my daughter, I’ve found that I have less stomach for watching along on some of the stories, even though I used to do so before all the time. You would think as as you grow into adulthood, you can understand history and choices people have made more, but on the contrary I find I understand it less and less. But the visual imagery stays with me to the point of not being able to let go of it, and inevitably, you know how some of these most tragic situations will end.

So when my parents told me that they had a really great series that my great aunt brought over from Poland about the Polish resistance, my first thought was to count myself out. But after diplo-tot was sound asleep and I came in for a glass of water, I couldn’t help but get sucked into Czas Honoru, an absolutely standout series about a group of Polish resitance army officers, trained in London and parachuted back in during 1941.

The series will affect you – no doubt about that – the visuals have a way of making you feel like you could walk right into them. Both in the most tragic portions, but also in the portions that show day to day life – after all, people were living back then too. The protagonists are handsome and complicated characters, supported by an exceptionally strong cast of female characters. And for those that like period costumes and dramas, this definitely has it all. Like the Mad Men characters, you’re almost confused when you see the cast in contemporary dress – it’s almost best that you only see them as they are on the show. The plot weaves intrigue in and out, and capers and missions are plenty – but in the end, it’s the people stories that stick with you the longest. And the music? Perfect.

When the DVD remote broke and we couldn’t go further, I was the one in the end that sighed the loudest. There are 5 series already and I need to order them all stat. This is the kind of show that serves as a reminder as to what the greatest generation really was capable of…and how much there is to be grateful for.

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